A/N: I was originally going to end it with that choose your own ending. But a few people wanted more, so here it is. This is my ending. It is very long.

Epilogue

The black haired woman placed her satchel on the table, her grey eyes looking up at the racks of herbs. She tapped her chin, "Okay...so...hops...mint...and, uh...'s been a while since anyone has had the cold-ahh, horehound!"

As she collected the jars, the door to her house opened, revealing a young boy, of around five years with black hair and light brown eyes, smiling, "Mama! When are we going?"

The mother smiled and put the herbs in the satchel, "Soon, little one, calm yourself."

The child was lightly hopping from one foot to the other, obviously excited.

The mother laughed at her child's hyperactive nature, closing the satchel and slinging it around her shoulder, checking her hair to make sure it was in a ponytail, "Alright, Grisha, let's go." She said before walking around the table. As she walked out the door, she grabbed the small hand of her son, closing the door behind them and descending the small stairs in front of the house.

She looked at the forest next to her house, seeing the burnt trees. They should recover soon, she thought to herself, seeing some saplings already grown pretty big, before walking towards the trees, passing two tombstones that were planted in the backyard. As she passed by the trees, her mind brought back the memories of herself as a child, playing in this forest with her friends and family.

Her feet went from crushing dirt to crushing grass as she entered the other half of the forest, which served as a border between Shiganshima and Stohess. Luckily the fire didn't burn it all down, these ones got lightly burnt, but they recovered quick. Now I just need to remember the way to go to get to my patient's house, she thought to herself, remembering the marks she made in the trees to guide her. A cross there, a line here, she made sure she was thorough.

Eventually she entered a clearing, where the sun shone past the limbs of the trees surrounding. A small river was nearby, a good water source. Beautiful patches of flowers were scattered around, tall enough to poke up over the shin-length grass, but that wasn't the reason why she was here.

A wooden house with some stone parts, a bit smaller than the mother's house, stood in the middle of the clearing. A house she remembered her husband helped build. A smile appeared on the mother's lips as she led her child up to the front door. She raised her fist and knocked on the oak, a gentle rapping.

A moment of silence washed over the mother and child as they waited. Footsteps were heard getting closer to the door. When they stopped, the knob turned and the door opened wide to reveal a young man, with dark brown messy hair that reached his nape and tired green eyes, wearing a beige shirt with tassels and trousers.

He leaned against the doorway, a small grin on his face as he nodded to the woman, his voice grumbling, "Hey, Mikasa...you got my message?"

Mikasa nodded, "Yes, I did. Sasha is pretty fast."

The man nodded, "Yeah...yeah, she is. I never get a chance to talk with her...how is she doing?"

Mikasa inhaled, "Well...she is doing much better. I think she has finally moved on. She is with some guy from Quinta. Nice guy, from what I have heard…"

He nodded, "That's good." He said, before looking down at the young boy. He crouched down, wincing slightly, "Hey, little man."

Grisha smiled wide, "Hi, Uncle Eren!"

Eren reached over and ruffled his hair, "Look at you, you have grown. When I last saw you, I could only see your head above the grass."

The child laughed. Eren smiled, wincing as he stood up, looking at his sister, "Well, come in. She is upstairs. Annie is out to get some fruits."

As Mikasa led her child inside, Eren closed the door behind them. She turned around to look at her brother, "How's the wound, anyway?"

Eren lifted his shirt, showing a moderately sized burn mark on his side, "It hurts...but that's expected. I am fine, otherwise."

Mikasa nodded, "I wish we could've done it another way."

Six Years Earlier

The blonde held her lover to her chest, tears streaming down her cheeks as she watched him slowly dying in front of her, "Help…" She muttered, a word she has repeated multiple times in the flaming forest.

Suddenly, two figures burst from the flaming trees, landing in the clearing. They looked around and saw the couple next to what looked like the corpse of Captain Levi. One of them cried out, "Eren!"

The blonde girl turned her head over her shoulder to see Jean and Mikasa run over, the latter's skirt torn up to just above her knees. Mikasa crouched down next to them, "Jean, you carry Eren! Annie, are you okay?"

Annie shook her head as she allow Jean to pick up Eren, "I can't walk, my leg is broken!"

Mikasa nodded, "Alright, this will hurt!" She said before wrapping her arms around the smaller girl and lifting her up to hold her bridal style, causing Annie to cry in pain. Mikasa turned to Jean, "Go!"

Jean nodded and they both ran to jump over the flames, stumbling but regaining their footing. Jean led the way, dodged any flames that came near, with Mikasa doing the same. The sweat ran down their temples as their hair was wet and sticky. The violent scene around them threatened to close down on them, to choke them out and burn them alive. They had to move fast.

Annie was crying in Mikasa's arms, some from the pain of her leg, most from the pain of the thought of losing Eren. Suddenly, a flaming tree branch crashed just behind the taller girl, causing her to trip and fall, dropping the blonde, who shouted in pain.

Jean turned around, "Mikasa!"

Mikasa shook her head, already getting up, "Keep going! I can catch up!"

Jean hesitated, but seeing as Mikasa was already picking up Annie, he nodded and continued on. Mikasa was not far behind him. They were almost out.

Seeing the forest from the other side was a sight. It was almost literally a wall of flames, as if trying to block anyone from entering.

Two figures bursted through the flames, landing and quickly running toward the Jaeger household. Annie could see scraps of Mikasa's skirt on the floor. She must've torn it off so that she could run better without her skirt catching on fire, she thought to herself as she looked up at the taller girl carrying her.

Jean ran through the already opened door of the house, placing Eren gently on the table. A fire was flickering in the fireplace, and a metal object was sticking out of it.

Mikasa set up two chairs so that Annie could sit and rest her broken leg. She grabbed Annie's leg and placed it on the other chair, causing the small girl to whimper before looking at Eren.

Mikasa walked to the table, looking at her brother as he looked slightly grey. He was losing blood pretty fast. She looked to Jean, "Hand me the fire iron!"

Jean nodded and pulled the piece of iron out of the fire, the tip glowing with heat. He handed it to Mikasa and pulled up Eren's blood-soaked shirt, revealing his wound.

She held it in both hands, looking at her dying brother. Quickly, she raised the hot iron above her head, closing her eyes. I'm sorry, Eren, she thought before opening her eyes and thrusting the hot piece of metal into his wound.

Eren's eyes snapped open and he began to shriek as spikes of pain shot through his body, smoke rising from his stab wound as the fire iron cauterized his wound. Jean pushed his chest and legs down so that he doesn't move, feeling the young man squirm underneath his touch. Eren closed his eyes as he shouted, "Fuck!"

Annie's eyes widened, "Eren!" She couldn't take hearing his cries of pain, but she knew if she interfered, it could risk his life. So she sat there in torture, watching her lover as tears of pain ran down his face.

He turned his head to the side so he couldn't see it, his eyes resting on Annie. Her beautiful sapphires eyes seemed to have numbed his pain, as he calm down. But he breathed sharply and winced as the iron staunch his wound.

Soon afterwards, Mikasa pulled the fire iron out, handing it to Jean. She looked at Eren's face, seeing that his head was flat on the table, his eyes closed.

Mikasa's eyes widened as she leaned down to place her ear on his chest. Lub dub...lub dub...lub dub… was what she heard. He's still alive, she thought to herself as she listened to his heart beat, tears sliding down from her eyes, as she knew a miracle just occurred. She lifted her head and looked at Annie, nodding as a faint smile grew on her face, "He will make it…"

Annie smiled and nodded as tears fell down her cheeks, "Thank...thank god…"

Six Years Later

Eren dropped his shirt, looking at Mikasa, "Hey...I am still alive because of you. I wouldn't have been able to see my nephew grow up, or marry Annie, or have a child if it wasn't for you."

Mikasa nodded, smiling, "Well, lets go check on little Karla."

Eren smiled and nodded, gesturing for them to follow. He turned and walked up the steps to the second floor, his sister and nephew close behind. Eren walked over to one of the rooms and opened it for his sister, allowing her and Grisha to go in first.

In the room a little girl was lying in the bed, at least four years of age. Her dirty blonde hair was obviously a mixture of the mother's and father's hair. Her nose was the father's, her lips are her mother's, and her eyes were a beautiful mixture of blue and green. She gave a little cough as Mikasa crouched down in front of her, placing the back of her hand on the girl's forehead, "Look at you, Karla, you've grown since I've last seen you."

Karla smiled, giving another cough, "Papa says I might be taller than mama one day."

Mikasa smiled, "That is...not impossible."

Eren looked at his daughter, worried, "How is she?"

"Eren, it's a cold. You know how these things are. How did she get it?"

"Guess."

"River?"

"Yeah. She decided to jump in when I told her not to."

A cough came from the girl, "I'm sorry, papa."

"It's fine, sweetheart. Just let Aunt Mikasa take care of you."

Mikasa cocked an eyebrow at Eren, "You mean, I will teach you how to take care of her?"

"Well. I do know how to take care of her. I just...wanted you to see her again, and I wanted to see Grisha."

Mikasa smiled at her brother, pulling the herbs out of her satchel and putting them on a bed stand, "Well...I guess I can stay for a few more hours."

Eren smiled, "Thank you, Mikasa."

Six Years Earlier, One Week After Levi's Death

The tiny blonde sat on her white horse, wearing her favorite white dress that the sun shined on beautifully, riding through the town of Shiganshima, her tall brunette guard sitting on a brown horse riding alongside her.

The townspeople looked up and saw the girl, "It's Lady Historia!"

They all kneeled down in the presence of the new Lady of Maria. She smiled at all of them, "Please, all of you, stand up. Don't kneel for me. I am a Lady of the people, and I don't want you to treat me like royalty, as I will not treat you like peasants. We are all equals."

The townspeople smiled at her little speech as she rode past them.

Her guard smirked, "That was a beautiful speech there, Historia. Like a true lady."

Historia smiled at her guard, "Thank you, Ymir." She said, leaning over to try and kiss the taller girl. Ymir leaned her head down, and Historia gave her the kiss. She pulled back, "You are the best guard a lady could hope for."

Ymir laughed as they followed a path out of town. She looked to the side, her eyes seeing nothing but burnt tall trees and ash. Her face grew sullen.

Historia saw her partner's change of expression and followed her gaze, her light blue eyes seeing the scene, "I didn't think Captain Levi would go this far."

Ymir growled at the name, "Ex-Captain Levi. I am quite glad he is dead. I never liked him."

Historia lightly touched Ymir's arm, "Don't speak ill of the dead, Ymir. He was a respectable man, who cared for this kingdom, but his loyalty was too strong for one body. It exploded out of him, turning him mad."

Ymir looked at Historia, nodding, "Of course. My apologies."

Historia nodded, "Don't fret over it, Ymir. The path the captain was going down couldn't have been avoided, sadly."

The lady and her guard saw their destination in the distance. The Jaeger house. Historia gave a faint smile at seeing the house, as a lot of her childhood was spent playing around that land.

Historia pulled the reins on her horse in front of the house, her guard doing the same. Ymir got off her horse and walked over to Historia's, holding her hand up. The lady smiled and took her hand, being helped down. When she landed, she reached up to grab Ymir's head and pull her into another kiss before pulling back, "Thank you, Ymir."

Ymir nodded and led her lady to the front door, "Would you like for me to come in with you?"

Historia stood in front of the steps, looking at Ymir and shaking her head, "No, thank you. Just keep this place guarded."

Ymir nodded as Historia walked up the steps. The taller girl stood by the stairs, her hand resting on the pommel of her longsword.

Historia stopped in front of the door and gently rapped her small, delicate knuckles on it. She waited a few moments before the door opened wide, a taller Eurasian woman looking down at the young Lady of Maria.

Her eyes widened slightly, "Oh...uh...Lady Historia...I wasn't-"

Historia held up a hand, "Mikasa, stop. Remember, friends don't call me Lady...except for my guard, but that's required of her."

Mikasa's eyebrows raised in surprise, "Oh...of course, Historia...sorry…"

"Don't apologize. Everyone does it. It feels...weird...being treated like royalty now. Being the Lord's daughter was royalty, but this...is a new level."

Mikasa smiled and nodded, "Yeah...would you like to come in?"

The small woman nodded, "Yes, I would."

Mikasa stepped out of the way to allow the lady into the house.

Historia looked around. She saw Jean at the fireplace, cooking what looked to be some soup. He looked over and smiled, stepping away from the pot, "Ahh, Historia...it's been a while…"

The lady smiled and nodded to him, "It has, Jean. So...where is Grisha?"

Mikasa closed the door to the house, looking at the small girl, "He came by to check on Eren, but had to leave again. I am guessing you are here...because of Eren?"

Historia turned to Mikasa, nodding, "Is he well?"

Mikasa nodded, "He is doing better, still in pain, but that is expected."

"No signs of infection?"

"None, surprisingly. It's a miracle to me. Levi missed all of his major organs and arteries."

Historia smiled, "That's good to hear. May...may I see him?"

Mikasa nodded and gestured to the stairs, "He is up there. He and Annie and a couple of her friends are up there in his room. Weird girls…"

Historia gave a small chuckle before nodding and walking up the stairs, hearing some voices from one of the rooms. She saw that Eren's door was already slightly open. As she got closer, the voices got louder.

"...ina, please...stop talking about Marlo and I! It is not...happening…" One girl's voice growled.

"But you hesitated, you little minx! I still don't believe you!" Another voice replied in a matter-of-fact sort of way.

"You two...please...shut the fuck up about that stuff…" An annoyed girl's voice said.

"Then what would we talk about?" The second girl asked.

As Historia reached the door to Eren's room, she put her hand on it and pushed it open.

Eren's room was filled with sunlight pouring through the windows. She could see Eren on a bed, smirking at the three girls in the room. One was sitting on a chair next to Eren's bed, she had black hair in loose ponytails, and another with light brown hair sitting next to a blonde girl slightly taller than Historia, laying in bed across the room with her leg supported at the ankle by a leather strap tied to a rope tied to a support beam in the ceiling.

The blonde shrugged, "I don't know...maybe something less...stupid?"

The black haired one narrowed her eyes, "Excuse me...love is not stupid…"

The blonde rolled her eyes, "I wasn't saying that...I was just saying that trying to force a relationship onto Hitch is kind of…" The blonde trailed off as her eyes spotted Historia, "...Kind of...bad…"

The whole room turned their heads to where the blonde was looking. Eren's eyes widened, his eyes looked tired and slightly pained, "Oh...uhm...hi...Lady Historia…"

The young lady smiled, "Remember what I said, Eren...don't call me that…"

Eren nodded, "Oh, right...sorry," He looked around the room, "Uhm...well, Historia. Uh...this is Mina Carolina," He said, pointing to the black haired girl, who waved, "Hi."

Eren pointed to the light brown haired one, "That is Hitch Dreyse." She also waved, but didn't say anything.

The young man smiled as he pointed to the blonde, "And...saving the best for last...Annie Leonhardt." The blonde gave a faint smile and waved, "Hello...Historia…Eren has told me about you."

Historia cocked an eyebrow at Eren, "Good things?"

The boy laughed and nodded, "Of course...good things…"

Historia smiled and nodded to Annie, "Eren has told me a bit about you too...anyway...Eren, we need to talk." She said.

Eren closed his mouth and nodded, "Alone?"

Historia nodded, "But Annie can stay...it concerns her too…"

Annie gestured to the traction device, "Well it's not like I can leave…"

Historia smiled at the joke. Mina and Hitch looked at each other before nodding and standing up. Mina looked at Eren and Annie, "See you two lovebirds later." She said before the two walked out of the room.

Historia walked past them into the room, the door closing behind her. She looked at Eren, then at Annie, before sitting down in a chair. She looked at Eren, "Eren...I want you to know that I tried...everything...in my power to get you out of jail. Levi didn't know you like I did. I knew you were only talking to Annie under the circumstances of love. I understood then, you can't just be kept away from the one you love."

Eren nodded, "I just feel lucky being able to get out of there...if I hadn't...Annie wouldn't be here, and I would be on a wheel with my limbs broken. How is Armin, anyway...and Nanaba?"

Historia turned her head to look out the window, "Armin is now my chamberlain, he passed the test with flying colors, and Nanaba is...she got proposed to...and it was a huge surprise who the man was…"

Eren cocked an eyebrow, "Who?"

"Mike...Mike Zacharius...turns out they have been in a relationship for a while without the cap...ex-captain...knowing. Also...Mike is the new captain…"

Eren's eyebrows raised, "Wow...so...how are he and Commander Smith taking all this? Oh, and Hange?"

Historia sighed, "Hange is grieving for her lover, yes, but she isn't angry at you for killing him, she is angry at the war. And as for Mike and Erwin...well...they both seemed to notice that Levi changed for the worst at some point during the war...and I was able to get them to pardon you...as you were attacked by him in the forest...and since almost no one knew of your imprisonment...they are even offering you a chance to be a knight again."

Eren's eyes widened, "What?"

Annie's eyebrows raised, "Eren...you can be a knight again…"

Eren nodded, and looked at Historia, "...Tell them...tell them I must decline…"

Historia frowned, surprised, "Why, Eren?"

Eren shrugged, "When I was a kid, the thing I always wanted to be was a knight. The stories told to me about these majestic adventures really boosted my interest. But when I became one...I was proud to serve my kingdom, but...it's not something I would want to do my whole life. I saw many people die, some I even knew from town. I had to put my own friend out of his misery. War...was not meant for me, and...I think I have done enough fighting. Besides," He said, lifting his shirt to show the cauterized wound, wincing, "Agh, I can't fight with a wound like this." He put his shirt back down, "I also want to spend more time...with Annie…" He said, reaching out to Annie, who reached over and grabbed his hand, squeezing his fingers, before they let go.

Historia looked at the two, "Well, they will respect your decision, as I do. Now...what else?"

Annie spoke up, "What about Sina? Stohess? The Warriors?"

Historia turned to Annie, "Oh, yes. Their commander...Dok...I believe his name was...was taken prisoner during the Siege of Castle Maria. After everything was said and done, and my father was crowned, we gave him back to Lord Balto, who is a very...disgusting man…. Anyway, my father will do whatever he can to help Sina recover. There are some plans in the making...to make the Warriors a group that is not Sina exclusive. We want to make them...the authority, the police force basically, for all three kingdoms, as we think their abilities have not really been used to the fullest. Those same plans are actually going to try and unify all three kingdoms. Not into one kingdom, but just a way to make sure wars between us never happen again. Just in case an outside force wants to attack us, all three of the kingdoms will fight together."

Annie and Eren looked at each other, "So that what happened to us never happens to anyone else…" Annie said, "I think...I think my father would've wanted that…"

Eren smiled, "And you can be a Warrior again…"

Annie shook her head, "No...I don't want to be a Warrior, it means I will have to be away a lot. But...I am very willing to train any new recruits. As long as they come to me."

Historia nodded, "I can try to talk to my father to see if you can do that, and I think he will say yes, since the Warriors don't have many people left, and you are the daughter of the late-Sinan Captain...so you would be perfect."

Annie gave a faint smile, "Good…"

Historia smiled before standing up, "And one more thing. I owe you two a royal wedding."

Eren smiled, Annie looked at Eren, "She does?"

Eren looked at Annie, "She promised to give us one if we survived the war."

Annie nodded, looking at her leg, "Well...I guess I am fine with that...but it will take a while for my leg to heal."

Historia nodded, "Don't worry, take your time. We will wait." She said, smiling as she looked out the window, seeing the town, "Anyway, I should get going. You two get well, I want this wedding to happen."

Eren nodded, "You got it, Historia."

Annie nodded, "Thank you."

And with that, Historia turned around and walked to the door. She opened it, only to have Mina and Hitch fall through, slamming on the ground. They both groaned, Mina lifting her head up, "We were not eavesdropping...we promise…"

Six Years Later

With Karla fast asleep, Mikasa smiled down at her niece before quietly walking out of the room. Descending the steps, she saw her brother already turning the horehounds into tea, with Grisha sitting and watching, smiling. Eren turned away from the fireplace to see Mikasa, "I remember taking this when I was younger. Tasted horrible."

Mikasa gave a short laugh, "Well, you shouldn't have fallen into that river."

Eren pointed a finger at her, "Pushed...I was pushed."

She laughed again, "Alright, alright."

Eren looked at the pot before looking at Mikasa again, "How is she?"

Mikasa pulled out a chair and sat on it, putting her satchel on the table, "Peacefully asleep."

Eren nodded, "Good…so...how are you and Jean?"

"We are good, he is just busy training knights. He wished he could come."

"That's good. I heard the Midsummer Festival came. How was that?"

"Good, it was Grisha's first time going. He loved it."

Grisha smiled, "I loved the stories."

Eren laughed, "Yeah, I liked those too."

Just then, the door opened, and a short young blonde woman walked in, wearing a white pullover with brown trousers and leather shoes, a bow was slung across her body. She had a pack slung over her shoulder. Her head turned up as she stepped past the threshold, her eyes spotting her sister-in-law and her nephew, "Oh...you are here already?"

Mikasa smiled at seeing her sister-in-law, "Yeah, Sasha is fast with those deliveries."

Grisha hopped down from his chair, running over to hug his aunt, "Auntie Ann!"

Annie smiled and dropped the bag to crouch down to hug her nephew, "Hey, Grisha. Wow, you've grown, haven't you?"

Grisha pulled back and nodded before running back to the chair and climbing into it.

Annie unslung her bow and hung it up next to another bow by the door. She reached down and picked up the bag, walking over to the table and placing it there, "So, they only had apples this time. I can try searching around tomorrow, seeing if I can find some berries to pick?"

Eren turned to his wife, "Uh, no need. I think I can do that. Besides you have to train some new guys tomorrow, right?"

Annie glanced up in thought, "Oh, right. Almost forgot."

Eren smiled, "So how is Mina?"

Annie's eyes widened, "Oh, she finally got proposed to."

Eren's eyebrows raised, "Really? Who is the, uh...the lucky man?"

Annie supported herself on the table with her hands, leaning forward, "Uh...I think it name was...Marco Butt or something-Bott, his name was Marco Bott. I met him, he seemed good for her. So yeah, we got a wedding to go to...next month."

"For all we know, it's going to be more of a festival than a wedding."

"I know right?"

Mikasa remembered someone, "How is that...that Hitch girl?"

Annie looked at Mikasa, "Uhm...she got married to, uh...to Marlo a year ago. I guess Mina was right."

"She is always somehow right." Eren said.

"Anyway, how is Karla?" Annie asked Mikasa.

Mikasa nodded, "She is doing fine. She will recover, all children do. Just give her the right herbs to keep her comfortable."

"Can I...can I see her?"

"Yes, just be quiet, she is sleeping."

Annie smiled and nodded, turning around to walk up the stairs.

The door to Karla's room opened slowly as Annie leaned against the doorway, smiling at her little daughter. Annie was glad that Karla didn't get her nose. She looked much better with Eren's nose.

"It's almost hard to believe we created something so beautiful, huh?" Eren came up behind his wife. She looked over her shoulder at him before smiling and turning to him, grabbing his hands to interlock their fingers. He leaned down to kiss her, and she accepted.

She pulled back, looking over shoulder, "Yeah...yeah it is…"

Six Years Earlier, Eight Weeks After Levi's Death

It was a beautiful day for the couple to walk. Annie's leg has finally healed, so she, along with Eren, decided to check out the forest.

The couple stood at the edge of the forest, seeing the depressing sight of what looks like a wasteland. They looked at each other before stepping into the forest, passing by blackened dead trees and ash. Annie still had somewhat of a limp, but Eren was there to help. Their feet crushed the dirt beneath them, when they were used to the sound of crushed grass. The only smell that filled the air was that of ash, instead of nature.

Eventually they reached a place that they used to love going to. Holding each other's hands, they walked closer to the corpse of the big tree from their practice area. Eren helped Annie sit down by the roots, grunting as he sat down, holding his wound. The wind blew through their hair as they looked around themselves. From here they could see Eren's house, and the cliff. They sat there for a few moments, taking it all in.

Annie looked off to the left, her eyes spotting something, "Eren, do you see something...green over there?"

Eren turned his head to Annie, who pointed in the direction. His eyes looked ahead to see what looked like fully grown trees.

Eren stood up, wincing and holding his hand out to help Annie up. She took it, grunting as she got onto her feet. They walked as quickly as they could without Annie hurting herself. As they got closer, they realized that half of the forest did not succumb to the fire. They feet finally felt the green grass beneath them.

The couple looked at each other and smiled, walking past fully grown brown trees. They marveled at the beauty which they had thought they lost. They saw a rabbit hop by, and a family of deer. Birds made their orchestra of noises, adding to the natural feel.

Soon enough they walked into a clearing, their eyes looking at the shin length grass and the patches of flowers scattered about. They could even hear a river nearby. There was no big tree though.

Annie looked up at her lover, "Eren...lets sit in the center."

Eren looked down at her, then at the center, before nodding, "Alright."

They sat in the center, back to back, watching the nature around them as the grass came up to their elbows. Eren heard Annie sigh happily, "I love this place...Eren?…"

Eren turned his head a bit to the side to see her, "Yeah?"

Annie looked at the birds in the trees, smiling, "I think we should have our wedding here, not in the castle, I hope Historia won't mind...and...maybe we could live here."

Eren turned his head forward to looked at the almost endless amount of trees, "I think...I think you're right."

One Month Later

"Annie, you look amazing! Eren will faint at the sight of you."

"I sure hope not, Mina. I kinda need him conscious to marry him."

"Says who?"

"Shutup."

Mina gave her a sad puppy look, but was back to normal instantly like a dog. Annie sat on the second floor of Eren's house, in front of a mirror in Mikasa's room as Mina did her hair. Mina looked out the door, "Hitch, where are those shoes!?"

Hitch's voice could be heard downstairs, "I am getting them! Hold on!"

Mina sighed and shook her head, putting Annie's hair in a less messy bun.

"Mina, why can't I have my regular bun?"

"Because it's not fit for a bride."

"I am...not a normal bride."

"How so?"

"I have the knowledge to kill."

"Well...yeah…"

Annie sighed and looked at herself in the mirror, she was wearing a blue dress with the golden embroidery of what seemed to be lions. A blue ribbon was wrapped around her wrist.

"Why do I wear blue again?"

"Ugh, Annie, because it symbolizes purity. God, why do you have to forget so much?"

"Why do you have to talk so much?"

"...I will pretend I did not hear that…"

Suddenly, Hitch ran through the door, "I got the sho-WOAH!" She exclaimed as she tripped on her own feet, sending her to the ground. Her arms were outstretched, her hands holding the shoes.

Mina looked at Hitch, "Good job." She said, walking over and grabbing them from her hands. She walked over to Annie, "Need help putting these on?"

Annie took the shoes, "No, Mina, I don't."

"Good...shit, I gotta find the veil." Mina cursed before running out of the room.

As Annie was getting her high heel shoes on, Hitch was getting up, turning around to look at Annie, she smiled, "You look great, Ann."

"Thanks, Hitch."

Just as Annie got her shoes on, she looked up in the mirror just as Mina walked in and put the blue veil on Annie's head, "There! Awww, a true blushing bride!"

Annie stared at herself in the mirror. All of the sudden, something hit her hard as she began to cry.

Mina looked at Annie in the mirror, "Ann...what's wrong?"

Annie recovered from her emotional burst, shaking her head, "Nothing...nothing. Just...everything that has happened...leading up to this...I guess it just...rushed into me. All those emotions and feelings...it was too much. But I am okay now…"

Mina smiled and helped Annie to her feet. Annie's limp has gotten better, but she still has a slight dip every time she takes a step. So her two friends hooked their arms around hers to lead her.

As they got outside, Annie realized that she can not walk in high heels right now. After a few unsuccessful steps, she just about had it.

"Fuck these...shoes." She cursed, kicking them off, "I would rather go barefoot." She said, limping towards the direction of the wedding. Off in the distance, lights could be seen.

Eren stood at the altar they had set up, with Armin being their priest. The groom looked down at himself, he was wearing the same clothing he wore on the night of the festival a while ago. Red doublet, golden embroidery, lining, and buttons. Collar closed and high. Black trousers with brown leather dress boots. A dagger was strapped to his side for appearance. His hair was cut. The only difference was that he had a blue ribbon around his wrist. I don't know, some shit about purity, he thought to himself.

He looked at the scene around him. Lanterns were hung up on ropes tied to the trees, all of their family and friends were between the surrounding trees, right now talking to each other as they waited for the bride. A red carpet was laid from the altar to the entrance of the clearing.

Eren looked up at the night sky, feeling nervous. His heart felt like it was about to burst from his chest. And all this anxiety was making his wound hurt. He wasn't sure he would make it through the night.

Then, everyone fell silent as they saw the bride approaching, slightly limping as she stepped onto the carpet, Mina acting as a stand-in for her father. Eren eyes were fixated on the floor, but slowly he raised them up to see the love of his life, dressed up all beautiful, looking like the angel he knew for the past year as she slowly walked towards him.

Soon enough, she was standing right in front of him, Mina's arm hooked through hers, as Armin began, "Eren, wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, wilt the love her, and honor her, keep her and guard her, in health and in sickness, as a husband should a wife, and forsaking all others on account of her, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"

Eren looked at Armin, smiling, he nodded, "I will…"

Armin then turned to Annie in front of him, "Annie, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, wilt the love him, and honor him, keep him and guard him, in health and in sickness, as a wife should a husband, and forsaking all others on account of him, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?"

Annie began to feel the joyful tears run down her cheeks, "I...I will…"

Mina let go of Annie, giving her to Eren, as would a father. Annie then stood in front of Eren, smiling at him as he did her.

Armin nodded, "You may begin your vows."

Eren nodded and took Annie's hands in his, staring into her eyes, "I, Eren Jaeger, take thee, Annie Leonhardt, to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, till death do us part, if the kingdom of Maria will ordain it: And thereto I plight thee my troth."

Annie wiped a tear away, smiling, "And I, Annie Leonhardt take thee, Eren Jaeger to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health, till death do us part, if the kingdom of Maria will ordain it: And thereto I plight thee my troth."

Armin smiled, "You may now exchange rings."

Annie smiled as she had a gold band in her hand, as did Eren. She took his hand and placed it on his fourth finger. Eren smiled as he took her hand, and slid the ring into her fourth finger.

Armin nodded to them both, "You may now kiss the bride."

Eren looked at Annie, reaching up to pull her veil over her head. He then cupped her cheeks and pulled her into a very passionate kiss, their emotions once again exploding out as, finally, they were man and wife.

Six Years Later

"We should plan get togethers, I miss talking to you guys, as does Grisha and Jean."

Eren smiled at his sister, hugging her, "We will, soon. I promise." He said before crouching down to hug his nephew, "I will see you soon, little man." He said, standing up to allow his wife to hug him.

Mikasa smiled as she took Grisha's hand, "We should get back before nightfall. Jean should be home." She said, stopping at the threshold of the door, she looked back at Eren and Annie, "Hopefully, the next time I see you, Karla will be in a healthy condition."

Annie nodded, "Hopefully."

Mikasa nodded to both of them before closing the door. The sun was kissing the horizon. She looked at it for a moment before walking in the direction of her house, her child's hand in her's.

The sun was almost gone as they finally reached home. Mikasa and Grisha passed by the tombstone again, this time Mikasa looked at it. She gestured for Grisha to go inside, "Go to your father. I want to talk to some people."

Grisha smiled and nodded, running inside, "Okay!"

Mikasa smiled at her little rascal before turning to the tombstones. Walking to the backyard, she got closer and closer to the pieces of rock. Once she got up close, she noticed that one was older than the other, but she already knew that. She crouched down in front of them, the last rays of the sun illuminating the names.

Mikasa smiled, "Father...mother…" She muttered, looking at the tombstones of Grisha and Karla Jaeger. The former one was recent. She sat back and nodded to them, "Your son is alright...your son is just fine…"

A/N: I hope this whole epilogue wasn't full of cop-outs. My apologies if it feels rushed. It is the longest chapter I have written (would the epilogue be a chapter? I don't know). Anyway, lets get some facts straight.

First of all, cauterization, not recommended nowadays. Back then it was all they had. If you were to do it today, make sure it's in a sterile environment, as it is prone to infection.

Second, they did have a pulley system back then, and the earliest knowledge of a traction device for a broken limb goes all the way back to Roman times.

Third, in medieval weddings, the bride did wear blue to symbolize purity, and both her and the groom wear a blue ribbon. Usually it happens in front of a church, but I like the forest scene better.

I hope you guys enjoyed this! I did, I am a lover of happy endings. And I hope all loose ends were tied. If not, well sorry, I forgot. Thank you for reading!